Dan Joseph
Data Tech Manager
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Top SchoolDan Joseph is a Data Tech Manager with 12 years of experience applying geospatial and programmatic data to improve humanitarian decision-making and accountability at the American Red Cross. He combines hands-on GIS and full-stack development experience—contributing front-end integrations and backend fixes to the well-known OpenDroneMap/WebODM project—with program-focused roles designing information workflows for disaster response. Dan leads multidisciplinary teams and volunteers to responsibly integrate open-source tools, bridging technical implementation with policy and operational needs across the Red Cross network. His background ranges from field deployments supporting Typhoon Haiyan to strategic advisory roles for ODK, reflecting a rare blend of frontline program insight and software craftsmanship. He holds graduate training in GIS from Penn State and is motivated by creative visualizations that translate complex spatial data into actionable humanitarian solutions.
12 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Master's degree, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) at Penn State UniversityB.S., Natural Resources, Plant Sciences, Minor in International Trade and Development, B.S., Natural Resources, Plant Sciences, Minor in International Trade and Development at Cornell University
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Github Skills (11)
openstreetmap10
javascript10
react9
ui-design8
apim7
api7
nginx6
nodejs6
python5
django5
photogrammetry4
Programming languages (18)
Github contributions (5)
OpenDroneMap/WebODM
Jul 2019 - Jul 2021
User-friendly, commercial-grade software for processing aerial imagery. ✈️
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:9 commits, 2 PRs, 25 comments in 2 years
Contributions summary:Dan primarily contributed to the front-end of the application, specifically adding options for integration with JOSM and iD editors for OpenStreetMap data. They implemented the UI elements to allow users to trigger the editors. Additionally, the user made backend changes, including modifying the Cesium Ion API integration and fixing an issue to clear changeset comments in JOSM. The user also updated the project to the latest version of the upstream codebase.
photogrammetrygradeimageryimage-processingdrones
AmericanRedCross/vca-collect-website
Jan 2017 - Jan 2024
repository website for VCA documents from various IFRC NS
Contributions:17 PRs, 66 pushes, 17 branches in 7 years 1 month
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